Pulmonology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Pulmonology is the medical specialty dealing with disease involving the respiratory tract.[1] The term is derived from the Latinword pulmō, pulmonis ("lung") and the Greek -λογία, -logia. Pulmonology is synonymous with pneumology, from the Greekπνεύμων ("lung") and -λογία, -logia, respirology and respiratory medicine.

Chlamydia rate higher in blacks than in whites, Mexican-Americans.

Posted on: 25/09/2014 - 18:00

The prevalence of genital chlamydia for blacks is three times higher than is the national average for people aged 14-39 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The national...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Paradigm shift: Prophylactic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer risk reduction

Posted on: 24/09/2014 - 17:50

LAS VEGAS – Removing the fallopian tubes at the time of pelvic surgeries as a potential means of reducing ovarian cancer risk appears to be a movement that’s picking up steam in clinical practice....

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Women who were better informed chose fewer prenatal genetic tests

Posted on: 23/09/2014 - 21:00

Pregnant women who used an interactive computer program to help them decide whether to undergo prenatal testing were 55% less likely to choose invasive testing than women who received standard...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Waiting for long-term data on pCR could be disservice to some breast cancer patients, expert says

Posted on: 23/09/2014 - 15:19

SAN FRANCISCO – Only a fraction of patients with breast cancer who are eligible for neoadjuvant therapy are getting it, partly because of confusion around the significance of achieving a pathologic...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Unclear if altering lifestyle affects breast cancer

Posted on: 22/09/2014 - 22:20

SAN FRANCISCO – Physicians have multiple good reasons to suggest lifestyle changes to many patients with breast cancer, but affecting the cancer itself may not be one of them, Dr. Pamela J. Goodwin...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

USPSTF releases updated recommendations for STI counseling, screening

Posted on: 22/09/2014 - 22:00

Intensive behavioral counseling reduces risky sexual behaviors and the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections, and is recommended for all sexually active adolescents and adults who are at...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Experts offer top tips for flu season 2014-2015

Posted on: 18/09/2014 - 21:28

WASHINGTON – Options and opportunity are the keys to navigating the 2014-2015 flu season, according to a panel of experts at a press conference sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

UTIs in type 2 diabetes can be costly

Posted on: 16/09/2014 - 21:35

VIENNA – Urinary tract infections are relatively common and can be quite expensive among patients with newly diagnosed diabetes. In a large patient database, the infection rate was about 128/1,000...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Researchers deem tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes valid prognostic biomarker in TNBC

Posted on: 15/09/2014 - 05:01

Evidence continues to accumulate that a breast cancer patient’s immune system plays a role in the outcome from aggressive disease. According to recently published studies, the presence of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Maternal Tdap resulted in higher maternal cord sera IgG-PT levels

Posted on: 11/09/2014 - 20:40

WASHINGTON – Immunizing expectant mothers with the Tdap vaccine booster shot resulted in higher cord serum levels of pertussis toxin antibodies, according to a study from Argentina. "The...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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